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Jun
22
2021
By The African Mirror
U.N. special envoy Jolie praises Burkina Faso

U.N. special envoy Jolie praises Burkina Faso

NEWS
HOLLYWOOD actress Angelina Jolie has visited a refugee camp in Burkina Faso housing refugees fleeing jihadist violence in Mali and praised the country for welcoming the displaced despite its limited resources and battling its own insurgency. Burkina Faso, like its neighbours Niger and Mali, is reeling from violent attacks by militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that have killed thousands and displaced millions in the three countries. "I'm here to show my solidarity to the Burkinabe people who continue to welcome the displaced brothers and sisters despite terrible attacks and challenges, sharing what little they have at a…
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May
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Emotional send-off for SA man killed in the US

Emotional send-off for SA man killed in the US

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER DRESSED in traditional black, the widow of Lindani Myeni, the South African man who was shot dead by police while unarmed in the United States, has paid an emotional farewell to him at his funeral, which was held in Empangeni, in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. Lindsay Myeni took mourners on a journey into her life with the man she met a few years ago in SA, fell in love, married and relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii, in pursuit of their dreams.  Lindsay shared anecdotes and spoke of her husband’s personality and bravery. She said her 29 year-old husband, a former…
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Jun
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Diaspora remittances to Africa increase

Diaspora remittances to Africa increase

NEWS
DIASPORA remittances to Africa as a whole withstood an onslaught from COVID-19 shocks in 2020, growing more than 80 billion US dollars on the back of fiscal stimulus extended to workers in remitting countries like the United States and Europe, according to the World Bank. This runs counter to trends that saw remittance inflows into low-and middle–income states worldwide shrink by 8 billion US dollars in 2020, due to the economic fallout from coronavirus lockdowns. Remittance growth was prevalent in Zambia, at 37 percent, Mozambique at 16 percent, Kenya at nine percent and Ghana at five percent), according to the…
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May
09
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Ugandan sex crimes law targets LGBT+, HIV-positive’

‘Ugandan sex crimes law targets LGBT+, HIV-positive’

NEWS
NITA BHALLA A new Ugandan law that seeks to better protect victims of sexual violence has been criticised by rights campaigners who say it discriminates against vulnerable groups including LGBT+ people, sex workers and those living with HIV. The Sexual Offences Bill has drawn praise for provisions such as protecting victims during trials and outlawing sexual harassment, but it also criminalises gay sex and sex work and sets out harsher sentences for HIV-positive rape defendants. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said she was "deeply troubled" by parts of the legislation, which consolidates existing laws and rulings and was passed by…
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Jun
22
2021
By The African Mirror
A family’s tragic history, struggle for freedom

A family’s tragic history, struggle for freedom

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW AND AYENAT MERSE BEFORE unemployed labourer Ayalew Wedajo voted in yesterday's Ethiopian election, he prayed for the soul of his eldest son Getinet, killed in a pro-democracy demonstration 16 years ago. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has billed the poll as Ethiopia's "first attempt at free and fair elections". Rigging and repression marred most previous votes - except in 2005, when the opposition swept the capital and won an unprecedented 147 out of 547 parliamentary seats. But then a crackdown on protests over disputed results killed hundreds - including Getinet - and tens of thousands of people were arrested.…
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May
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Grandmaster laughs at Ace’s chess skills

Grandmaster laughs at Ace’s chess skills

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER IN the period where his political strategy exploded in his face, ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule’s inept skills in a game of chess have been exposed.  And the assessment has come from a high authority in world chess.  Chess grandmaster, Gary Kasparov, from Russia has described Magashule’s move in a game of chess - trying to move a pawn that has no legal opening -  as a “photo opening”, and attached a laughing emoji. Magashule move in the game, widely described as “illegal” or “fraudulent” was referred to Kasparov on Twitter and he provided the final word. The…
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Jun
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence

Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence

NEWS
MENNA A FAROUK EGYPTIAN TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam will appeal a 10-year prison sentence handed down by a Cairo court that found her guilty of human trafficking, her lawyer has said. In the latest twist in a nearly year-long saga, the court also fined the 20-year-old Cairo University student 200,000 Egyptian pounds ($13,000) on Sunday for encouraging women to share footage on the video-sharing app in exchange for money. "We will demand restoration of the case proceedings because there are contradictions between the verdict and the merits on which the court's decision is based," said lawyer Hani Sameh. "We hope…
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May
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya denies hotel attack

Libya denies hotel attack

NEWS
A senior official at Libya's new Presidency Council denied yesterday that groups who entered a hotel where the body meets had been armed or used force, playing down an incident that had appeared to illustrate the risks facing the unity government. Earlier, the Council's spokeswoman had said armed groups had stormed the Corinthia Hotel on Friday, though she also said nobody from the body had been in the building at the time. "There was no kidnapping, gunfire, or an attack on me or the hotel," the head of the Presidency Council's office, Mohamed al-Mabrouk said in a social media video,…
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Jun
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Suicide bomber wounds French troops in central Mali

Suicide bomber wounds French troops in central Mali

NEWS
A suicide bomber in a car attacked a French reconnaissance mission in central Mali yesterday, wounding some of the soldiers and local residents, the French army said. The French military did not say how many were hurt, but the mayor of the town of Gossi, where the attack happened, said he had heard many people were wounded. "The detonation was so loud it blew out the windows of some houses," said the mayor, Moussa Ag Almouner. "We still hear shots, planes flying over the place." No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Islamist militant groups linked to al Qaeda…
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May
09
2021
By The African Mirror
”The king is on the throne”: Amazulu Royal Family unites behind new king

”The king is on the throne”: Amazulu Royal Family unites behind new king

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER DESPITE differences and legal battles leading to his ascension to the throne, the Amazulu Royal Family has united behind their new monarch King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini. According to Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the traditional prime minister of the Amazulu monarch, Prince Mbonisi and Princess Thembi, the late King Zwelithin’s siblings who had expressed unhappiness with the way the succession had been handled, had pledged loyalty and support to the new King.  Buthelezi said as far as the royal family and the Amazulu nation was concerned, “the King is on the throne.” He said the new King’s name will…
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